French Republican Guards parade on the Champs Elysees during Bastille Day in Paris. Jacques Brinon, AP

Nine alphajets from the Air Force Patrouille de France release trails of smoke as they fly over the Pyramid du Louvre during the Bastille Day parade in Paris. Thomas Coex, AFP/Getty Images

French soldiers ride in armored vehicles on the Champs Elysees. Francois Mori, AP

French soldiers ride in armored vehicles. Francois Mori, AP

A member of the Gendarmerie watches the Bastille Day parade. Lionel Bonaventure, AFP/Getty Images

Malian troops march during the Bastille Day parade on the Champs Elysees in Paris. Troops from 13 African countries who backed France in a war against
al-Qaeda-linked extremists in Mali marched with the French military. Fred Dufour, AFP/Getty Images

Malian troops, right, march on the Champs Elysees. Francois Mori, AP

Aircraft fly over the Place de la Concorde. Lionel Bonaventure, AFP/Getty Images

Herve Charpentier, right, the Paris military governor, and French President Francois Hollande review the troops during the Bastille Day parade. Lionel Bonaventure, AFP/Getty Images

Children pose with a soldier before the Bastille Day parade on the Champs Elysees in Paris. Kenzo Tribouillard, AFP/Getty Images